CVE-2022-50331

CVE-2022-50331 refers to a Linux kernel vulnerability in the wwan_hwsim subsystem. The description documents a memory leak in wwan_hwsim_dev_new() that can occur when probing a module if device_register() fails and the kobject refcount is not decremented to zero, leaking the name allocated in dev...

CVE-2022-50331 wwan_hwsim: fix possible memory leak in wwan_hwsim_dev_new()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wwanhwsim: fix possible memory leak in wwanhwsimdevnew Inject fault while probing module, if deviceregister fails, but the refcount of kobject is not decreased to 0, the name allocated in devsetname is leaked. Fix this by calling...

CVE-2023-53209

CVE-2023-53209 : In the Linux kernel, the wifi mac80211_hwsim subsystem could dereference a NULL sta pointer in mac80211_hwsim_select_tx_link(), leading to a NULL pointer dereference. The vulnerability is fixed by explicitly checking that the sta pointer is not NULL before use. Affected component...

CVE-2023-53209 wifi: mac80211_hwsim: Fix possible NULL dereference

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211hwsim: Fix possible NULL dereference In a call to mac80211hwsimselecttxlink the sta pointer might be NULL, thus need to check that it is not NULL before accessing it...

CVE-2023-53209 wifi: mac80211_hwsim: Fix possible NULL dereference

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211hwsim: Fix possible NULL dereference In a call to mac80211hwsimselecttxlink the sta pointer might be NULL, thus need to check that it is not NULL before accessing it...

CVE-2025-38512

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks This patch is a mitigation to prevent the A-MSDU spoofing vulnerability for mesh networks. The initial update to the IEEE 802.11 standard, in response to the FragAttacks, missed this...

CVE-2025-38512 wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks This patch is a mitigation to prevent the A-MSDU spoofing vulnerability for mesh networks. The initial update to the IEEE 802.11 standard, in response to the FragAttacks, missed this...

CVE-2025-38512

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: prevent A-MSDU attacks in mesh networks This patch is a mitigation to prevent the A-MSDU spoofing vulnerability for mesh networks. The initial update to the IEEE 802.11 standard, in response to the FragAttacks, missed this...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-8087

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - Memory leak in the hwsimnewradionl function in drivers/net/wireless/mac80211hwsim.c in the Linux kernel through 4.15.9 allows local users to cause a denial of...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-47396

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wron...

SUSE CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

UBUNTU-CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396 mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: mac80211-hwsim: fix late beacon hrtimer handling Thomas explained in https://lore.kernel.org/r/87mtoeb4hb.ffs@tglx that our handling of the hrtimer here is wrong: If the timer fires late e.g. due to vCPU scheduling, as reported b...

CVE-2021-47396

CVE-2021-47396 is a Linux kernel issue affecting mac80211-hwsim beacon timing. The root cause is improper late hrtimer handling: when a timer fires late, the code re-arms for the next deadline, which can already be in the past, causing repeated misalignment and potential stalls. The fix, as descr...